Quotes on Being Happy

To be satisfied with a little, is the greatest wisdom; and he that increaseth his riches, increaseth his cares; but a contented mind is a hidden treasure, and trouble findeth it not.

I'm killing time while I wait for life to shower me with meaning and happiness.

There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.

To be happy, we must not be too concerned with others.

The only thing that will make you happy is being happy with who you are, and not who people think you are.

You don't develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.

Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you're climbing it.

The best things in life aren't things.

Happiness belongs to the self sufficient.

Happiness doesn't result from what we get, but from what we give.

Why not seize the pleasure at once? -- How often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish preparation!

Happiness is not best achieved by those who seek it directly.

The master in the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his information and his recreation, his love and his religion. He hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence at whatever he does, leaving others to decide whether he is working or playing. To him he's always doing both.

I'm happy being myself, which I've never been before. I always hid in other people, or tried to find myself through the characters, or live out their lives, but I didn't have those things in mine.

I've realized that being happy is a choice. You never want to rub anybody the wrong way or not be fun to be around, but you have to be happy. When I get logical and I don't trust my instincts - Thats when I get in trouble.

Gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.

The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation but your thoughts about it.

Don't let your happiness depend on something you may lose.

Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give.

I’d rather be poor and happy than rich and alone.

The cost of a thing is something called life which is given in exchange for it.